Lanthanide-doped colloidal nanoparticles capable of photon upconversion (UC) offer long
luminescence lifetimes, narrowband absorption and emission spectra, and efficient anti …

A nanohybrid made of a xanthenic dye, rose bengal, grafted to an ytterbium and erbium
codoped upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP) served as a proof-of-concept to evaluate the …

Patients with cystic fibrosis are highly susceptible to bacterial infections, which can often
lead to irreversible damage. In this context, inhalable liposomal systems have shown great …

Rose Bengal (RB) is an anionic xanthene dye with multiple useful biological features,
including photosensitization properties. RB was studied extensively as a photosensitizer …

The current investigation aims to address the limitations of conventional cancer therapy by
developing an advanced, long-term drug delivery system using biocompatible Rose Bengal …

Rice husks are well known for their high silica content, and the RH-derived silica
nanoparticles (RH NPs) are amorphous and biocompatible; therefore, they are suitable raw …

This study investigates the relationship between photosensitizer concentration and singlet
oxygen (1 O 2) production, focusing on three xanthene-based dyes commonly used in …

The effect of a natural polysaccharide (hyaluronic acid (HA)) on the photocatalytic activity of
methylene blue (MB) was studied both under model conditions (a tryptophan photooxidation …

The inherent potential for self-assembly is a well-known attribute of organic dye molecules.
This work takes advantage of the changes in dye photochemical and photophysical …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy is a promising alternative to deal with antimicrobial
resistance. However, both the low specificity and low local oxygen molecular concentrations …